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A pool of competitors from Finland, America, Australia, South Africa and other countries will all battle it out to become the world's strongest man.

"It’s a dream come true. The thought that the only reason I’m going is through the hours of work and effort that I put on in the gym when it’s cold, when no one else is around, when I really don’t want to go but I make myself," he said.

"It does make me feel proud that all those hours of hard work have earned me something that can never be taken away from me."

Battered and heavily used weights, limited space, a quiet gym and no coach is what would be considered an uninspiring atmosphere for high intensity weight training.

But not for David.

David Williams was crowned Britain's strongest man in the U105kg category earlier this year

With limited resources to further his development as a Strongman competitor, David said he has adapted and managed to prepare for the biggest event of his career up to date well.

"There are many days that I just don’t want to train. I make myself go and put the work in," he said.

"I am the only person that can make myself succeed in this sport but I can just as easily make myself fail if I don’t put the work in."

David started training two years ago with Keiron Evans. As a team they have helped push and motivate each other in training.

"It's been amazing watching Dave this over the last three years as an athlete," Keiron said.

"His determination to be the best he can is infectious in the gym and it's a constant battle between us for our lifts which spurs us both on."

"He has gone from strength to strength and manages to train everyday despite injury or lack of enthusiasm which is inspiring in itself," he added.

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A firefighter outside of Strongman, David said his journey has been somewhat of a whirlwind and one that fuels a fire within him to succeed and step up from failure.

"We all fail from time to time. Like I tell my children, if we didn’t make mistakes and fail from time to time we wouldn’t be human," he said.

"What is important is how you deal with those mistakes and failures. How you pick yourself back up and get on with things, learn from them, use them mentally and come back stronger and more determined."

For any high performing athlete, life can sometimes get in the way and cause doubts. David nearly cancelled his trip the night before he was due to leave because of some of these doubts.

"I had a lot going on in my life leading up to this competition and it all got a bit on top of me," he said.

"But luckily I have a very special person that made me see sense and talked me back into going."

David said that, despite being extremely self-motivated to put the work in day in and day out, sometimes you need a push or positive nudge.

This weekend he faces the biggest competition not only in his career, but in the world of Strongman.

For a journey that started only two years ago, David believes his success ultimately comes down to hard work.

"I feel very strongly in life that you get out what you put in, in every aspect of life," he said.

"No one is going to give you what you want, if you want it you have to earn it. And that’s how I treat Strongman. Everything I have achieved and hopefully will achieve in the future is earned not given."

David will compete this weekend in North Carolina and is being sponsored by Westfield Transport, Penventon Park Hotel and Trewirgie Junior School.